Chinese leader Xi Jinping pleaded with President Joe Biden to prevent Speaker Nancy Pelosi from making her controversial visit to Taiwan, according to a new report.
Xi made the request when the two leaders spoke on a July 28 phone call, but Biden responded by informing him that Congress is a separate branch of government and not under his control, a senior White House official told the Washington Post.
The conversation came as Beijing issued unhinged threats ahead of Pelosi's early August visit to Taiwan, a self-governed island that China considers to be part of its sovereign territory.
During the call, Biden warned Xi against taking any provocative or coercive steps in response to Pelosi's visit to the island, according to the official.
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